Friend of Rape Victim Testifies in India

By

Vibhuti Agarwal

Feb. 5, 2013 8:26 a.m. ET

NEW DELHI—The trial of five men accused of raping a young woman in the Indian capital on Dec. 16 began Tuesday and the victim's friend, who was on the private bus where the crime allegedly took place, testified for the prosecution, said lawyers and police involved in the case.

A senior police officer, as well as lawyers for all five men on trial, said outside court that the male friend positively identified the accused and provided...